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India.
feeling ; the dinner was excellent ; and the rooms through which the Brethren walked in procession were splendidly lighted and fitted up . The band of Her Majesty ' s 22 nd Regiment were present , ancl the evening was enlivened by excellent singing , especially from some German Brethren . AVe have not been able to obtain any of the after-dinner speeches ; but the address of the M . W . G . M . which has been
de-, scribed to us as " a most remarkable Masonic document , containing , in a few paragraphs , the essence of all that has ever been written on the subject , " was loudly called for by the Brethren , and we have been kindly favoured with a copy of it . It will doubtless be read with deep interest by tbe Masonic bodies in India , as well as at home .
Literary Notices.
LITERARY NOTICES .
The Freemasons' Monthly Magazine . Boston ( U . S . ) Our indefatigable cotemporary , Bro . Moore , caters so well for our literary wants , that we cannot do less than wish him " long life , ancl health to enjoy it ; " albeit , too , he is versed in that excellent knowledge of selection from other sources that tends to improve even his own contributions and those of his salient cohort . Thus , he republishes in his Magazinefor the instruction of his numerous readerssome of those
, , amazing aspirations of Dr . Oliver and Thomas Pryer which have already appeared in our pages , but wliich we have reperused , with added interest , in our American contemporary . The JEditcr has also extracted from the delightful work of the Reverend Erskine Neale , " The Mason in high places , Bishop Griswold . " We thank Bro . Moore sincerely for this Masonic compliment , and shall , as time may permit , return it by making copious extracts from his Magazinemany of which we have
, marked for that purpose . "The Soldier Mason , " a paper by Nicholas Brown , ancl an extract , "Charity , " are among these . The original papers and subject matters are , as usual ; highly interesting ; none more so than the observations on the " Duties of Grand and Subordinate Lodges . "
Transactions ofthe Grand Lodge of the State of New York . These important statistics range from the 1 st September , 1846 , to the 3 rd June , 1847 , ancl are ordered to be read in all Lodges , for the information of the Brethren ; they contain , ivithout reservation , the entire proceedings ofthe Grand Lodge . The pamphlet contains ninety pages of very close letter-press , and is replete with most valuable matter . Besides its own transactions , there are various documents from several
other Grand Lodges of the Union . Thereis also an additional appendix of thirty-two pages , containing the meeting of the " Sorrow Lodge , " in memory of the late Grancl Masters , Morgan Lewis and A . Robinson , and other departed Brethren , at which the 11 . W . James Herring delivered a most impressive oration on the characters of each . With us in Englandwe . either fear to publish our transactions , or have no talent at headquarters competent to the task . How well might a few pounds be spent from our ample revenues in a similar publication . VOL . v . 3 c
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India.
feeling ; the dinner was excellent ; and the rooms through which the Brethren walked in procession were splendidly lighted and fitted up . The band of Her Majesty ' s 22 nd Regiment were present , ancl the evening was enlivened by excellent singing , especially from some German Brethren . AVe have not been able to obtain any of the after-dinner speeches ; but the address of the M . W . G . M . which has been
de-, scribed to us as " a most remarkable Masonic document , containing , in a few paragraphs , the essence of all that has ever been written on the subject , " was loudly called for by the Brethren , and we have been kindly favoured with a copy of it . It will doubtless be read with deep interest by tbe Masonic bodies in India , as well as at home .
Literary Notices.
LITERARY NOTICES .
The Freemasons' Monthly Magazine . Boston ( U . S . ) Our indefatigable cotemporary , Bro . Moore , caters so well for our literary wants , that we cannot do less than wish him " long life , ancl health to enjoy it ; " albeit , too , he is versed in that excellent knowledge of selection from other sources that tends to improve even his own contributions and those of his salient cohort . Thus , he republishes in his Magazinefor the instruction of his numerous readerssome of those
, , amazing aspirations of Dr . Oliver and Thomas Pryer which have already appeared in our pages , but wliich we have reperused , with added interest , in our American contemporary . The JEditcr has also extracted from the delightful work of the Reverend Erskine Neale , " The Mason in high places , Bishop Griswold . " We thank Bro . Moore sincerely for this Masonic compliment , and shall , as time may permit , return it by making copious extracts from his Magazinemany of which we have
, marked for that purpose . "The Soldier Mason , " a paper by Nicholas Brown , ancl an extract , "Charity , " are among these . The original papers and subject matters are , as usual ; highly interesting ; none more so than the observations on the " Duties of Grand and Subordinate Lodges . "
Transactions ofthe Grand Lodge of the State of New York . These important statistics range from the 1 st September , 1846 , to the 3 rd June , 1847 , ancl are ordered to be read in all Lodges , for the information of the Brethren ; they contain , ivithout reservation , the entire proceedings ofthe Grand Lodge . The pamphlet contains ninety pages of very close letter-press , and is replete with most valuable matter . Besides its own transactions , there are various documents from several
other Grand Lodges of the Union . Thereis also an additional appendix of thirty-two pages , containing the meeting of the " Sorrow Lodge , " in memory of the late Grancl Masters , Morgan Lewis and A . Robinson , and other departed Brethren , at which the 11 . W . James Herring delivered a most impressive oration on the characters of each . With us in Englandwe . either fear to publish our transactions , or have no talent at headquarters competent to the task . How well might a few pounds be spent from our ample revenues in a similar publication . VOL . v . 3 c